Iowa legal term
Charged in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Charged” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Charged” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Charged” means the same as “charge” as defined in section 801.4. c. “Felonious assault upon an officer” means the defendant committed an assault, for which the penalty is a felony, with the knowledge the person against whom the felonious assault was committed was a peace officer or correctional officer, acting in the peace officer’s or correctional officer’s official capacity. d. “Peace officer” means the same as defined in section 801.4. 2. (Iowa Code § 811.1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Conditions of release
- Escape or absence from custody
- Organized retail theft
- Wanton neglect or nonsupport of a dependent adult
- Arrest by warrant
- Assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued
- Money laundering penalty
- Motor vehicle impoundment or immobilization
- Order to return to foreign nation
- Permit requirements
- Refund policies penalty
- Refusal to comply with order to return to foreign nation
Related terms in the same statutes
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